1. Papyrus 2383(A-B)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 2383(A-B)
- Title:
- Account (P.Lond. VII 2166, TM 2388) and List from the Archive of Zenon (P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402)
- Scope & Content:
- Upper fragment (A) (P.Lond. VII 2166, TM 2388): Account of expenses from the late third or early second century BC, arranged by day (from 13 to 17 of an unknown month) mentioning ship-builders, price of wood, diggers, and transport charges. Lower fragment (B) (P.Lond. VII 2180, TM 2402): List f...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3rd century BC
- Extent:
-
Two fragments that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.
Upper fragment(A): Medium-brown, broken off at the top, right and bottom, complete on the left; 9 lines on the front, written along the fibres and lacking the ends; only some traces survive of the first line; the left margin is extant. Folding lines are still visible. A strip of papyrus was glued onto the back; traces of one line running across the fibres and effaced survive.
Lower fragment (B): Fragment of a light-brown papyrus sheet with a darker patch on the back, another portion of which is Papyrus 2384(C); complete at the top and left, and broken off on the other sides; with holes and some surface damage, especially at the bottom; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines from the top of a column, written across the fibres and lacking the ends; only a few traces survive of the last 2 lines. Upper and left margins are extant. Papyrus 2384(C) preserves portions of 6 other lines.
